Gold, prices, and jobs: What’s at stake in Ghana’s elections?
Ghana is due to get a new president after December’s election. The…
Why there’s a rush of African satellite launches
One by one, the satellites – each of them encrusted with a…
‘We are poisoning ourselves’: Ghana gold rush sparks environmental disaster
Water from a polluted river in Ghana was so thick and discoloured…
‘Try or die’ – one man’s determination to get to the Canary Islands
Senegalese farmer Mouhamed Oualy has never been to sea, but he is…
Who wins when Nigeria’s richest man takes on the ‘oil mafia’?
Petrol production at Nigerian business tycoon Aliko Dangote’s $20bn (£15.5bn) state-of-the-art oil…
‘I found out I had cervical cancer while I was pregnant’
Dorothy Masasa happily walks down a dirt road on a sunny afternoon,…
Botswana ruling party rejected after 58 years in power
Voters in Botswana have rejected the country’s long-serving governing party in a…
Nigerian MP apologises after viral taxi slapping video
Nigerian MP Alex Ikwechegh has apologised after a video went viral of…
Backlash over photos of Somali men at UN women’s conference
Outrage has erupted on social media after Somalia’s Family Minister Gen Bashir…
Angry Kenyans’ comments crash Senate email address
The email address for the public to comment on laws proposed in…
